If I had kids in my previous marriage, I would have stayed – Toke Makinwa

Media Personality, Toke Makinwa has said that she would have chosen to remain in her marriage with her former husband, Maje Ayida, if they had a child together. This comes to light as Makinwa and Ayida went their separate ways in 2015 following her discovery of Ayida’s pregnancy with his ex-girlfriend. In a recent installment of her podcast, TokeMoments, Makinwa shared that having a child would have led her to make compromises and consider staying in the relationship.

She said, “A lot of women stay in unhealthy marriages for the children. For the longest you hear so many women say things like, ‘the marriage is done but I only stay for my kids.’

“And I’m going to be honest here, if I have had a kid while I was married, I may have been one of those women. Because I also had the trauma of losing both parents at the age of 8. I mean, I was adopted. I have a great life which I’m thankful for but there were times that I wondered what life could have possibly been like if that didn’t happened.

“So, for the sake of my children, I may have had to compromise just because I wanted them to have mum and dad. I may have been one of these women. So, I’m not even judging anyone right here.”